The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may cancel removal of, and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis for up to 10 years to, qualifying resident aliens who: (1) have been continuously physically present in the United States since January 1, 2012; (2) were under 16 years old on the initial date of U.S. entry or, if 18 years or older when filing under this bill, have met certain educational, employment, or military requirements; (3) are not inadmissible or deportable on criminal, security, terrorism, or other grounds; (4) have not participated in persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; and (5) have not been convicted of specified federal or state offenses. Such an alien may subsequently adjust to permanent resident status and become eligible for naturalization.

DHS may designate as a criminal gang or cartel a group, club, organization, or association comprised of five or more individuals that has as a primary purpose the commission of one or more specified criminal offenses and whose members engage in, or, during the five years immediately preceding the most recent commission of such an offense, have engaged in, a continuing series of such offenses.

The bill makes persons associated with gangs or cartels inadmissible or deportable.

DHS shall complete the construction of roads along the southern border to facilitate U.S. Customs and Border Protection access.

]]>Introduced in Senate2018-01-05T19:44:47Z1152017-12-07Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.SImmigrationAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationCaliforniaCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightCrimes against propertyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLatin AmericaLaw enforcement officersMexicoMilitary personnel and dependentsMotor vehiclesOrganized crimeRefugees, asylum, displaced personsRight of privacyRoads and highwaysTexasViolent crimeVisas and passports1633F0004447803FLAKERJEFFAZSen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]F000444Senate2018-05-23T15:57:35ZBorder Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief ActShort Titles as IntroducedA bill to authorize appropriations for border infrastructure construction, to provide conditional resident status to certain aliens, and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for alien members of criminal gangs and cartels, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedBorder Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief ActDisplay Title32017-12-070SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.Calendars2017-12-060SenateIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.Calendars100002017-12-06Introduced in Senate9Library of CongressIntroReferral212017-12-06Immigration1.0.02017-12-07T00:26:08Z1937Identical billCRSRelated billCRS115Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief ActS2017-10-05Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6362-6363)text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.